But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected, Judas Iscariot the son of Simon Iscariot (6:71). Judas and his father were both called “Iscariot” or “man of Kerioth” in the tribe of Judah (Jos 15:21,25). Judas is the only one of the twelve disciples who was not a Galilean. …
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John 1:24-25
Now some Pharisees who had been sent questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” Baptism was used by the Jews to admit Gentile converts. The males were circumcised but both males and females were baptized, denoting the ceremonial removable of the contaminants they had acquired in …